Photo: Meanwhile, in Wisconsin ...

Tuesday

Mar 1, 2011 at 12:01 AMMar 1, 2011 at 12:34 PM

Xavier Leplae of Milwaukee reads a book during his third-straight night of sleeping in the Capitol in Madison, Wis. Today, he and other opponents of Gov. Scott Walker's bill to eliminate collective bargaining for state workers will hear Walker outline his two-year spending plan that will include a 9 percent cut to education to help close a projected $3.6 billion budget shortfall. Walker spent yesterday touring the state and renewed his threat of deeper cuts and layoffs if his proposal isn't passed today.

Andy Manis | Associated Press Xavier Leplae of Milwaukee reads a book during his third-straight night of sleeping in the Capitol in Madison, Wis. Today, he and other opponents of Gov. Scott Walker's bill to eliminate collective bargaining for state workers will hear Walker outline his two-year spending plan that will include a 9 percent cut to education to help close a projected $3.6 billion budget shortfall. Walker spent yesterday touring the state and renewed his threat of deeper cuts and layoffs if his proposal isn't passed today.